TV Week of 1/2

So this week was pretty poor tv-wise. Most of my favorite shows were reruns. Some really good things kept it from being absolutely horrible though.

The biggest thing this week was the premiere of "V". I watched the pilot and three other episodes from last year in preparation for the season premiere, and I was immediately hooked. While it is a remake, it is 100% better than the original. The cast is fantastic and the special effects that the present day provides is superb. The story is still a scifi masterpiece, centering on the arrival of an alien race who call themselves "the visitors" or "the V's" for short. Humankind is largely in love with the technology and hope that the V's bring, but the select few who know the truth must fight to stop them. It's an absolute masterpiece in my opinion.

American Idol is still pretty bad, although I'm glad Andrew Garcia was decent this week. Big Mike is still really good too and I hope one of those two win. I'll probably just stop watching it for a bit and come back in for the top three.

The marriage ref was very funny this week. Kirstie Alley was hilarious. She said whatever she was thinking and it was always on point (and funny of course). Jimmy Fallon was funny too, although he didn't really make many points. He just said funny one-liners. Sheryl Crow was completely pointless; she really didn't say anything. Didn't ruin the show or anything, but she just didn't say anything of substance. Good episode overall though.

Last but definitely not least was UFC fight night/TUF. Fight night was fantastic, full of dynamic fighters as always. I like how the UFC puts their dynamic strikers on fight nights to try and attract new fans and I think it's an effective strategy. TUF (the ultimate fighter) was great as well; best season opener in a long while. The focus was on the fights and only highlights were shows, and boy were they ever good highlights. Loads of talent this season.

Enjoy the weekend!

-Joe